Top seed Rafael Nadal continues his Australian Open campaign when he meets 23rd seed Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round on Monday.
Date: January 27, 2020
Match time: 7 PM local time / 3 AM EST – New York, Montreal / 8 AM GMT – United Kingdom / 9 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa leads the Australian 4-3 in their ATP Head2Head series. Last time the two met, our champ prevailed in a thrilling four-setter after Kyrgios was backing up from a night out at Wimbledon Village’s Dog & Fox pub.
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Outdoor Grass | R64 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2019 | Acapulco Mexico |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Nick Kyrgios | |
| 2017 | Beijing China |
Outdoor Hard | F | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2017 | ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati OH, U.S.A. |
Outdoor Hard | QF | Nick Kyrgios | |
| 2017 | ATP Masters 1000 Madrid Spain |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2016 | ATP Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Outdoor Clay | R16 | Rafael Nadal | |
| 2014 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Outdoor Grass | R16 | Nick Kyrgios |
Rafa’s coach Carlos Moya:
Every match is different. I think there’s going to be very few chances for both of them. The player who’s going to take advantage of those few chances is going to win the match, so it’ll all depend on three or four points.
I’m super excited, honestly. Playing one of the greatest tennis players on centre court at your own Slam, it’s pretty damn cool.
I’ve got a lot of time between now and then. Obviously, it’s going to be another physical battle. Nothing comes easy with him. He had a relatively routine match today, so he’s going to be feeling good. I’m looking forward to it. That’s why you play.
Rafa is looking to become the first man in the Open Era – and only the third man in history (Rod Laver and Roy Emerson) to win each major twice. He is guaranteed to remain at No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings if he reaches the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Excellent post-match interview. One of Rafa’s best.
RAFA ROCKS DOWN UNDER
Good riddance of the bad rubbish
Yup, our champ has done it!
Steady wins the race. Well done to Stan as well… didn’t see that coming!
Looking forward to Novak vs Raonic now.
RAFA…RAFA…RAFA!!!!! You are #1 for a reason! Brilliant play…
Absolutely FANTASTIC…. So proud of you!!!
Get some rest….
VAMOS RAFA!!!
CONGRATS TO RAFA
Rafa takes down NK and Stanimal does the same to Medvedev.
RAFA ROCKS
Rafa won and all ESPN can talk about if NK. Sickening. Great job Rafa.
The great Rafa Nadal has won!!!!!!!
Hurrahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
But as always, we go match by match, game by game and day by day
Cheers
Phew!!
Not watching anymore
Steady on Rafa! Nick must be running on fumes and the energy of the crowd.
Shut him down Rafa!
Yes please Rafa. U can do it and you will. Vamos💪💪💪
Please God help us. Rafa deserves this win
I was ready to celebrate
Oh Lord. It was so close. How did this happen
Ahhhh what to do